Monday, June 27, 2016 | news
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will train all its law enforcement agents and prosecutors to recognize and address implicit or unconscious bias as they carry out their duties in communities throughout the nation. “This news is certainly a step in the right direction and we look forward to learning more about […]
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | news
Today, Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger announced that his office would not seek criminal charges against the police officers responsible for the August 1 shooting that killed Korryn Gaines and injured her young son, Kodi. In a letter to the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD), Shellenberger wrote that “based upon all of the circumstances, […]
Monday, May 1, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Today the Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, ruling that Miami may sue major banks for racially discriminatory mortgage lending practices under the Federal Housing Act. The Court has ordered the lower court to determine whether there […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement regarding the death of Ken Thompson, District Attorney for Brooklyn: “We are saddened by the untimely death of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, who passed away just a week after announcing that he would take a leave of absence to focus on […]
Thursday, January 11, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Court’s Dismissal of Alabama Voter ID Lawsuit Today, U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler issued a ruling dismissing the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) lawsuit in Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Alabama, a challenge to Alabama’s photo ID law. LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | news
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the bathroom ban implemented by Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board discriminated against a transgender student and is unconstitutional. The case centered around a school board policy that barred Gavin Grimm, a transgender teenage student, from using the restroom that matched his gender identity. […]
Friday, August 21, 2020 | news
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by police, firefighters, and corrections unions to prevent disclosure of unsubstantiated and non-final claims of misconduct filed against New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers. Jin Hee Lee, Senior Deputy Director of Litigation for the […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | news
Today, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled against the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 census, rejecting the administration’s transparent attempts to deceptively frame the question as a defense of voting rights. Leah Aden, LDF’s Deputy Director of Litigation, issued the following […]
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Court Approval of Independent Monitor Team for Baltimore Consent Decree This morning, the federal judge overseeing the policing reform agreement between the city of Baltimore, the Baltimore Police Department, and the U.S. Justice Department approved the proposed independent monitor team tasked with ensuring […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | news
Yesterday, New York City Specialized High Schools offered admission to nearly 4,800 students. Despite making up nearly 70 percent of the New York City public school system, Black and Latinx students comprised just over 10 percent of those admitted to the elite schools. The magnitude of the racial disparities is on display at Stuyvesant High […]
